An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 19 September 2014.
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Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the date of the posting but is subject to change. Please check the Commonwealth Courts portal for the current status of any of the cases below.
Intellectual Property Cases Commenced
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Details |
| NSD935/2014 | Bauer Consumer Media Ltd & Anor | Evergreen Television Pty Ltd | Trade marks | First Directions set for 15 October 2014 |
Case Developments
| File No. | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Development |
| NSD1010/2013 | Vringo Infrastructure INC | ZTE (Australia) Pty Ltd | Infringement | 15 September 2014 Publication of Reasons Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View judgment here Interlocutory Hearing set for 29 September 2014 |
| NSD710/2014 | Geneva Laboratories Limited | Steven Nguyen trading as Health Line Pharmacy-Sydney & Ors | Trade marks | 15 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 7 October 2014 |
| NSD856/2014 | Trusted Cloud Pty Limited & Ors | Core Desktop Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 15 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 8 October 2014 |
| NSD1639/2007 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Sanofi-Aventis | Patents | 16 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 24 October 2014 |
| NSD601/2010 | Evoqua Water Technologies LLC & Anor | GE Betz Pty Ltd & Ors | Patents | 16 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 4 November 2014 |
| SAD268/2013 | Torbreck Vintners Pty Ltd | David Powell | Not Defined | 16 September 2014 Examination Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Examination set for 1 October 2014 |
| NSD1355/2010 | Winnebago Industries, Inc | Knott Investments Pty Ltd & Ors | Copyright | 17 September 2014 Directions and Return of Subpoena |
| NSD2124/2013 | Virgin Enterprises Limited | Agripower Australia Limited | Appeal | 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 24 October 2014 |
| NSD983/2013 | Universal Solar and Surface Science Pty Ltd & Anor | Hills Holdings Ltd | Patents | 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 23 September 2014 |
| QUD80/2013 | King Par, LLC | Brosnan Golf Pty Ltd | Trade marks | 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Return of Subpoena set for 22 September 2014 |
| NSD339/2014 | Janette Gail Francis | Allen & Unwin Pty Limited & Ors | Copyright | 18 September 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved
View orders here Directions set for 22 September 2014 |
| NSD582/2014 | BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Limited | Alcoa of Australia Limited | Patents | 18 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 26 September 2014 |
| NSD650/2014 | Garford Pty Ltd | DYWIDAG-Systems International Pty Ltd | Patents | 18 September 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Directions set for 15 December 2014 |
| NSD663/2014 | Troy Clancy | Jennybay Pty Ltd | Copyright | 18 September 2014 Directions Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here Hearing set for 5 November 2014 |
| VID1029/2012 | DSM Nutritional Products, LLC | Suntory Holdings Limited | Patents | 18 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Pre-Hearing
View orders here |
| VID269/2014 | Dealer Support Services Pty Ltd | Motor Trades Association of Australia Ltd | Trade marks | 18 September 2014 Interlocutory Hearing Adjourned – Judgment Reserved |
| NSD51/2012 | Apotex Pty Ltd | Les Laboratoires Servier | Patents | 19 September 2014 Administrative Listing Adjourned – Final Hearing Concluded, Awaiting Submissions
View orders here Directions set for 3 October 2014 |
Finalised Cases
| File No | Applicant(s) | Respondent(s) | Type | Outcome |
| NSD1141/2013 | Bluescope Steel Ltd | Gram Engineering Pty Ltd | Appeal | 15 September 2014 Judgment Finalised – Dismissed
View orders here |
| NSD144/2014 | National Servicemen’s Association of Australia (Nsw Branch) Inc | Norman Mallard & Ors | Trade marks | 17 September 2014 Administrative Listing Finalised – Discontinued/ Withdrawn |
| VID1173/2013 | Mastronardi Produce Ltd | The Registrar of Trade Marks | Trade marks | 19 September 2014 Judgment Finalised – Granted/ Allowed
View orders here |